Water-soluble resinous condensates



7T Patented sept; 24, 1946 plet ely destroyed, thereby 1" WA FRiSPPW' it :slivon s co mons; Milken-Morgan; Columbus; 01316; assignorto v iii-mm-r nonmana calmer-muted o'orh, 'tporation otBhode-Islandj I v a Serial No; 581,328" 7 s iapplication is a continuation in part 1 f.

andatthe-.-same time v have considerable -,uses in i the V arts asiadhesives, binders, plasticizers,ascompositions ior uaein' coatings,= back-filling and-many other-types of:

sworn in the paper and'textileindustries. 1 i

In the textile industry fabric constructions have in the past been sizedby the application of starch,

' gelatin and water, soluble gum comppsitions for the purpose" of applying coatings which: cement;

down the extraneous flberson the surface oi thef reater smoothyarns ociabricand thereby-give a g ness and uniformity of appearance; Injthecase oi warp sizing, it is particularly essentialthat a;

good'surfacfe illrn be prepared in orde t a n reaction between the iacidand the m is necessary tov eliminate fly, 1 I I U I m I r I e i gjoi the yarns and subsequentstormin 1 acceptable-conditions for-weaving Proper binding oi the starch the'loom's, --In suchvcompositions there is also subsequently used'iatty type softeners along with hygroscopic agents which are added to'in'crease v the amount of moisture retainedin the starch dul Processing. 7 a

In U. 8. Patent: 1932, v water .soluble resinous products 3 have ":been' made;by reaction of glycols orxpolyhydric'alcohols, .such as; ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol;

' etc, byreactlngthese with boric-acid. "While such! products are water soluble, they have found only I i limited usesdue totheir unstability 'in particular and water. solutions soon -aiter preparation be come cloudy andturbid .;due to boric: acid rapidly hydroiyzing and splitting outoi the -compoundZ-' time in water solution 'wlthouthydrolysis by reinorganic acid, and while ltsior'mula is generally given as HaBOa it is not considered to react asa poly'basic'acidand u n heating .it to. relatively low temperatures, it; easily. gives up :onemclecule v 5 heptaethylene' octamlne. hexapropylene heptaof water, and thereafter-- reacts according to the generaliiormulafor metaboric acid (H302). Its,

reaction in" aqueous solutions have been frequently shown byph'ysical chemical measurementsto in-. dicate the i0rmula ,HBOa rather than H3303. The organic oi boric acid indicate an 1 acid e aw H (arise orcomposition "HBO:

T195331 me ace, July" 15, 3

I "aveiiound that-stable waterf-soluble/resins rather than fianc ,j an chemical iniormation indicates thatboric 1 acid is mbemekedupon as HBOf-HzO.

H330: is-really a hydrzztegof, the acid in: carrying out the invention 11min one m n or borica'cid with an aik'yl mmo m e ing. "which specifically is either a'mliamines'or an j 'ioralkylah inol; ami'negof the followingv geneTaL v '..--"-mm-x maximumot; approximately. 200 C. I ilndin general that temperatures'oi' around -130 -to 150C;

arersufllci'ent tor thereaction andrthe heating is iwm be lost.

351303, own to themetaborate form, HBO: and any Iflilther water molecules lost must represent pdunds.

-In the above general "iormula for arnino 'com- ",-pounds,, which are satisfactory iorfuse 'in' this' 7 represent either simple;

' branched alkyi chains or groups containing not 1 over five, carbons;=-in which one or more hydroxyl or amino groups appear. I! may also stand for" invention, xl'nay hydroxyl(ol-ll-oramihoiiNHz), I

In the. general formula R stands for-'eitherhye 'monoanddiisppropanolarnine,ethylenediamine; I 4 diethylene triaminm dipropylene triamine, tri-f.

ethylene tetramine', tetraethylene penta'min'e, heptaethylene ,octamine- 'hexaprppylene hepta- V e I 'diarnine, 2=amino2- ethyl- 1, 3 propanediol, 2-amino--2 -;methyl'-1-pro-v 4 "pfln l;*7 in -Z-methyI-m propanedioi, tril Q v I amino methane,'2r-arnino2 rnethyl h butanol; 2-amino-l-pentanol and hydroxy ethyl I I ethylene diamine."

Y The complex polyamino compounds; such as mine andother similarlong chaincompounds,

may be easily synthesized by jreaction of alkyl dlhalides and organic amines panther-known methodsoi sy'nthesis. 15y proper selection of the u aikyl di-halides and'aminocompounds, various ;.'I'he nrlixtureaisthen heated above lOOC; up to a Q e are small integers, with n varyinQi'roni 2'to v6 and p irom 0 to 6;. Y is either tinued until 155 C. at which point 1% mols of water were split out and the residue in the flask cooled down. This yielded a water-soluble, viscous resin which was hard, glassy, practically colorless or slightly yellow, transpa'rent, and non-' hygroscopic in nature. The resin is readily soluble in water and from such aqueous solutions'the resin can be again-secured by drying down, thus indicating that the product is stable and does not hydrolyze. The water solutions can be kept with- .out any apparent evidence of change. The resin is easily softened on heating and is permanently thermoplastic. r

A cotton warp wound on a beam in the usual manner was run through a size which was prepared by boiling ,30# of potato starch, 7%# of fatty g1ycerides,'2 /2# soda ash in 100 gallons of water to which was added 2%# of the above water soluble resin. The yarns when'dried showed.

a smooth hard surface, did not fray'during the weaving and permitted operation of the looms 3 at high efficiency.

Example 2.62 parts of boric acid (1 mol) were mixed with 116 parts (1 mol) of hexamethylene diamine (1,6 hexanediamine) and emu-- ally heated until the water was collected in'the sidearm tube. Heating was continued until 140 C. at which point 2 mols of waterwere split out and the residue in the flask cooled down. This yielded a water-soluble, viscous resin which was hard, slightly yellow, transparent and non-hygroscopic in nature.

Example 3..-60 parts of ethylene diamine (1 mol) were mixed with 62 parts of boric acid (1 mol) and gradually heated until water was collected in the sidearm tube. 1 Heating was 0on tinued until 130. C. at which point 2 mols of water-were split out and the residue in the flask cooled down. This yielded a water-soluble, viscous resin which was hard, glassy, practically col-- orless or slightly yellow, transparent, and non-g hygroscopic in nature. The resin is readily soluble in water and from such aqueous solutions the resin can beagain secured by drying down, thus indicating that the product is stable and does not hydrolyze.

in the flask cooled down.

4 The resin is readily soluble The water solutions can be I 4 The water solution can be kept without any apparent evidence of change. The resin is easily softened on heating and is permanently thermoplastic.

Rayon yarns when sized in a bath containing a solution of 4% gelatin and 1% of the above resin were satisfactorily sized for weaving operations.

Example 5.-89 parts of 2-amino-2-methyl-1- propanol -(1 mol) were mixed with 62 parts of 'boric ,acid (1 mol) and, gradually heated until water was collected in the sidearm tube. Heating was continued until 130 C. at which point 1 mols of water were split out and the residue This yielded a watersoluble, amber, viscous resin which was hard,

I transparent, and slightly hygroscopic in nature.

The resin is readily soluble in water and. from such aqueous solutions the resin can be again secured by drying down, thus indicating that the product is stable and-does not hydrolyze. The water solutions "can be keptwithout any ap-;' parent evidence ofchange'. The resinis easily softened by heating and is permanently thermoplastic. 1

In sizingthreads and twines, a composition prepared by boilinglin 100 gallons of'water, of tapioca dextrin, 10#- 01' talc and 10# of the above resingave a hard smooth surface, but flexible, which characteristic is desired for sewing threads, twines'etc.

Example 6.-318 parts of heptaethylene octamine' (1 mol) were mixed with 82 partsof boric acid (1 mol) and heatedto 135-140 C., at which point 2 mols of water were split out and the residue in the flask cooled down.

and hygroscopic in nature; The resin is readily soluble in water and such aqueou solutions can 0 be kept without any evidence of: hydolysis after long periods of time. 1 7 a i Example 7..-To 485 parts (1 mol) of apolyalkyl amino,

mula:

NHe-(crmh-mmcmnn-Nn;

were added 62 parts (1 mol) of boric acid. neat .was applied until 140". C; wasreached, at which point 2 mols of water weresplit out and the 50 boric acidlconden'sate in the flask cooled down. The resinous productobtained was easily watersoluble. r 11 transparent andv s11hflyhy8ro P1cinnature.- I

Example 8.-,To'- 131 parts (1 mol) "ofdip pylene triamine were added 62 parts of boric'acid gradually raised until 'the water was collected in the sidearm tube. 1 Heating was continued until 140 C. was reached. at which point'2 mols. of water were splitout and- (1 mol) and thetemperature p o t y pparent evidence of chan m the residue in the flask cooled down. This yieldin nature. The resin is readily soluble in water and from such aqueous solutions the resin can be again secured by drying down, thus indicating that the product is stable and does not hydrolyze.

Heat-- ed a water-soluble, viscous resin which was hard; slightly yellow, transparent and non-hygroscopic in nature. softened upon heating and does not hydrolyze (1 mol) and gradually heated until 55 in water solutions, I

Cotton cloth to. be finished for white sheeting was back-sized by'running the fabric through a quetch, squeeze roll and drying machine with a formula prepared 70 water, 130# of cornstarch, 2253i" talc,"50# of saponified tallow and 20#- of the above water v soluble resin. The sheeting was satisfactorily back-sized and the starch well bound in the fabric g Example 9.88 parts of butylene diamine (1* condensate having the following for- The resinous, compound is easily by boiling in gallons 01"- Y moi) and cured by sizing shoe-laces in a g ing composition. In 50 gallons oi! water were 3 7 tended to illustrate but-theinvention is not restricted to these exing from 2 to 6 and p ing from 2 to'o vand'p froini) to annex is aradical selected from th group consisting ot a hyidroxyl (OH) and an access:

Heating was continlectedin the sidearm tube.

point2 mols of water 'ued until 135 C; at which were'isplit out and the residue in the flask cooled g down The condensate obtained was a water? soluble viscous resin, transparent andnon-hygroscopic in nature.

gradually heated until water was-c'olradical selected from hydroxyl (OI-Iland: I, g

which formula R represents a; radica selected Example '10.-To 62 arts or boric acid (may 1 were added 102 parts ('1 idol) of 'amylene di-f amine and the temperature gradually raised until the water "was collected inatheflsidcarln tube. Heating was continu'ed, until 1i0 "Crat which .5 point 2 molsof water weresplit out due inuthe flask c leddown. This yielded a a when a d p are small integers; ing fromz to 6 and w the-group an taminoamm and in 'irom' the group consistingoi hydrogen and V 1 in which n and p are small-integers, with varyand theresi- I i water soluble, hardj transparent :resin. which-"is soluble in waterandundergoes long standing.

Inthe sizing "to secure a' smoothsurface which will take ahigh polish. This-eifect was satisfactorily seno'hydr'oly'sis on bath of the follow- I of the abovewater soluble resin.

- The above examples 'are given only by wa'y oi illustration and-the use" of various other amines in'g from 2 to, sand p from O'toi 6; and Y is a 5 lradicalfselected from the group consisting of a hydroxyl (H)- and an amino (NI-I2).

w 3. Theprocess for forming a water solubleres- I in which consists-of condensing/boric acid and knitted-shoe laces it is a a monoethanolamine at temperatures above 100 C;

-. .4. A water soluble resinous condensate of re- .5, The process resin which consists ethylenediamine at ofcondensingboric acid and temperatures. above 100 Q 6. The process for forming a watefisoluble resa j2 amino-2-methyl-1-propanol; at 'above 100' C.

result in various 'other'type resinous products.

hydroxyl group, resinous products are formed in this manner.

mulas and itis-not my intention in offering these suggested reactionsas the source of the water 40 .of combination which occurs, and this applica-l amples. a

I claim: 1. The process acid and an amino compo general'formulap v nmr- -(cmng-inmcmn fr -ri I m which a and pare small mistrea ment vary-j d oi the followins cal selected from'the group V ionthe manufacture of water a soluble resins which-consists of condensingboric 'In view of the fact that water mayo-chef split out byreaction of boric acid with either an amine or it. is to' be presumed thatlthe It Y is apparent that high polymeric chain resins 7 formed must have rather complex chemicalforv in which n and p are small ing from 2 to 6 and p from 0t cal selected fromj the group's-i d XY (0H)-and an amino, (N112); v-

from Q tc'6, and Y is a radi- Q consisting of a hy dream (on) and mamimmnn, and in which formula It represents a radical selected'from the group consisting of hydrogen: and #40111 ,.-mmcm)g1r-'Yj aminoiNHa) in which a and paresmallintesersi with W 2. A water soluble resinous condensation of reactants consisting o! boric eidz' 9n amine condensed ethanolamine;

in which the binder consistsfof resin secured by the reaction in which consists'of condensing-;boricacid and V temperatures '7. A water soluble resinous condensate'lof'reactants consisting above 'c.

8. A water solubleresinouscondensateof reactants consisting of boricgacid and Z-amino-Z- ,methyl-l -propanol;

9. Textile materials sized :with a composition in which the binder consists of a water soluble resinouscondensate of boricacid and anian'iino compound of the following general'for'mula;

ing from 2'to 6 and p fromo to 6, and Y is a radical selected from the group hydrox'yl (OH) and an'aminqfiNI-fzi, and in whichformula R representsfa: radical selected from the v group consisting of, hydrogen and 10. Textile material sized withacomposition' in which the binder consists of a water soluble resin secured by the-reaction of boric aci'd andar'n'on'o- 11. Textile material sizedwith' a ornpcsition ethylene diamine. .12 Textilematerial sizedwith composition in whichthe'binder consists of nc-Z-methvli-propanol.

amino compound 'of thefollowing. general formula': p I

rr mgoto aand Y is a p i consisting ofsai or forming a water soluble of boricjacid'and-yethylenedh I by heating fat ten'ipe'raturas integers, with n vary- 1 consisting of a nuglsa radrf a watersoluble 7 {boric acid and alwater soluble resin secured'by the reaction of boric 'acidiand 2 5ml; I

WILLARD nitroaoim. 

